heterophone

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heterophone

  • /ˈhɛtəɹəʊfəʊn/ UK

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From hetero- + -phone.

noun heterophones

  1. A word with multiple pronunciations.

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"heterophone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heterophone. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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heterophone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heterophone

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"heterophone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heterophone.

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@misc{heterophone_2026,
  title = {heterophone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heterophone},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}